Road to the Hammers

[speedyangie]

Howdy everyone!

I thought it'd be fun to start a thread about everyone's prep for the Hammers. It'll be cool to share what we're working on and let the fans know what they're in for when February rolls around.

Any racers are welcome to post up what their team is working on and anyone else is welcome to chime in about whatever. It'll be fun!

Come on people...get excited!!!

Speedy.

 

[speedyangie]

So, my first post should probably be about how I decided to enter the Hammers in the first place eh? A "How It All Started" post if you will. I won't bore you with my entire life story, so we'll start with when I was bit by the speed bug (which, after typing it, is quite long to begin with...so you'll have to bear with me).

My love of motorized toys began with motorcycles. I started on the street and just couldn't get enough of carving through the canyons down to the beach on a crisp Sunday morning to have fish and chips at Neptune's Net in Malibu.

After realizing that motorcycles were dangerous , it was to the dirt! A quad (a Banshee, of course), then a dirt bike (another two-stroker), then a RZR became the new rides of choice.

While all this was going on, I had started drag racing. I know, cool right? And, boy oh boy, was it addictive! There's nothing like spending countless hours brainstorming, building, tuning, re-building, racing...rinse and repeat! It was very much a roller coaster ride. Highs - such as a dyno session with great numbers and the motor still in tact, qualifying for a race, beating someone who is supposed to be faster than you to lows - breaking a transmission, throwing a rod through your block, losing a race by .01 seconds after having traveled 10 hours to get to the track...but even through everything, I was bit...bad.

Once I realized that I could combine my love of weekend off-roading and hanging out by the campfire with friends and competitive racing, it was like "Eureka!"

Last February, I had the pleasure of joining my La Familia buddies out in JV. Seeing a car that looked much like mine run the gnarly Hammers course - speeding over whoops and maneuvering over the rocks, I thought to myself "I could do that. Let's build a car for next year." And...here we are!

Thanks for reading and stay tuned for the next installment.

 

[Rusty5150]

Good Luck. It should be fun.

 

[dunerat]

Subscribed good luck

 

[ROTAX]

Subscribed. Way to follow your passion Angie!!! (Although you know I'm dying to get you that bumper sticker that says "If You Can Read This, Turn me over")

 

[RZRluvr]

We will be there in the dust with ya start to finish!

 

[onerich]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAA !

 

[DUNE DUMMY 29]

YOU DEFINITELY HAVE THE BUG. KEEP THE STORIES COMING.

 

[Craig]

Good luck, and we will see you there Cheering you on!

 

[RuggedRadios]

GET IT!!!! We'll see you there

 

[GOVACHO]

IM ON BOARD TOO...

 

[dev's rzr]

FUN FUN FUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DUNE DUMMY 29]

WE HOPE TO BE THERE CHEERING THE LADIES TO A VICTORY.

 

[Craig]

WE HOPE TO BE THERE CHEERING THE LADIES TO A VICTORY.

If i can make it from Colorado, you had better show up!

 

[American Rock Rods]

If i can make it from Colorado, you had better show up!

We are also coming from Colorado! 2, maybe 3 UTV's.

 

[JimandMelissa]

WE HOPE TO BE THERE CHEERING THE LADIES TO A VICTORY.

If i can make it from Colorado, you had better show up!

Got some other friends coming all the way from Louisiana. Shipping their XP out here.

So DD, the peer pressure is on....

OG LF Reunion

 

[Craig]

We are also coming from Colorado! 2, maybe 3 UTV's.

Holly Crap! i almost wet myself when somebody else from Colorado posted here. I thought i was the only one that lived out here that owned a UTV.

Let me know when you guys hit some trails, would love to tagg a long.

Craig

 

[TREE68]

were allready looking around for firewood. we will be there tue-sat . in a 37 foot toy hauler this time. i hope our tent days are over.

 

[Jeff Knoll]

It makes my day to see the legacy of the King of the Hammers continue.

I would love to share some experience;

For both spectators and racers.

1.)Remember to have fun, its all about having fun, and its easy to get caught up in the moment. In the 7 years of KOH there has been very little crime reported. There are few cities of the size of Hammertown that can make the same claim in any given week.
2.) Don't leave stuff laying around, there is minor petty theft if its easy to steal, including your beer, and spare gas.
3.) bring plenty of cash. Unless you are shopping at SXSPerformance credit cards don't often work. (shameless plug)
4.) Bring cloths for all types of weather. You just never know at the hammers.
5.)Use a GPS to mark your camp if you are on the lake bed, believe me you can lose your camp.

UTVRacers
1.) You may not think you need a winch but its good insurance
2.) Prep Prep Prep
3.) don't kill your car pre running
4.) don't pre run at mach 5
5.) remember to have fun
6.) Don't be afraid to pull cable and save your car, the finish is well worth the effort
7.) Don't skimp on safety
8.) Communication is key
9.) Your pit crew is everything
10.) Thank your family at the finish line first.

Make sure you donate to save the hammers so we can continue to enjoy Johnson Valley. www.savethehammers.org


Last thing
Fire is bad, don't disrespect fire. Keep more extinguishers than what you need in the pits, and on the car. Keep clean water in case of a burn in each pit. Don't wear synthetic underwear, it will melt. If you don't have nomex for your crew, wear only 100% cotton.


Good luck, and enjoy the week of fun

 

[Brian B]

Good luck!